sorry for the multiple postings

Food for Thought on Neal Street in Covent Garden is a good veggie cafe - I've been going there for about 30 years and always try to fit in a lunch there when in London.

all that food gave you hiccups, DancingBear.

If we're talking anywhere in London, rather than in the immediate neighbourhood of the OP's flat, don't forget the Stockpot - a bit school dinners (we'll draw a veil over the tinned peas), but filling and relatively cheap:

http://www.stockpotlondon.co.uk/restaurants.php

http://www.timeout.com/london/restau...:1307/stockpot

annettetx: If you are truly talking student budget (as in stretching meager ¢/$/£ as far as possible) -- the suggestions in flanner's, nona1's and a couple of other posts will get you there. 2 for 1 and 50% off vouchers aren't in the same league since they will be 50% off £15 or £20 set meals. That's not student cheap. Pizza Express is absolutely fine -- but it definitely is not cheap.

But -- if you just mean they want to economize -- and are on sort of low-ish end typical American travel budgets -- then just about every thing mentioned above are options.

Just depends on how low the budgets actually are.